Brockton Rox set world record by selling $80 hot dog – twice

Brockton Rox officials said they sold two of the hot dogs dubbed The McMullen, an $80 foot-long, half-pound delicacy with such exotic trimmings as caviar and truffle shavings last weekend.

Matt Stout

The Brockton Rox have unofficially set a world record – twice.

Officials for the independent minor league baseball team said they sold two of the hot dogs dubbed “The McMullen,” an $80 foot-long, half-pound delicacy with such exotic trimmings as caviar and truffle shavings last weekend.

The team was hoping to break a year-old Guinness Book of World Records mark for the world’s most expensive hot dog. Officials said they sold two at Saturday’s game, including one to a Connecticut man who made the drive to the game and is believed to be the first to chow down on the fancy frankfurter.

The other was purchased by a Japanese film producer based in New York who, the team said, planned to ship the hot dog to New York.

The team still needs to submit documentation and have it approved by Guinness before the record becomes official, a process that could take three to four weeks, said Sander Stotland, director of food and beverage for the team.